The Service sector is often considered the tertiary sector of many global economies, with the others being the secondary sector or manufacturing and the primary sector being agriculture.

As the name suggests, the service sector consists of the service-focused portion of the economy, such activities where companies or individuals offer their knowledge and time to improve productivity, performance, or opportunities. The basic characteristic of this sector is the production of services instead of tagible products. Services (also known as "intangible goods") include attention, advice, experience, and discussion.

For decades, there has been a substantial shift from the primary and secondary sectors to the tertiary sector in industrialized economies. This sector is now the largest sector of the economy in the Western world, and has also seen the fastest growth.

The business services industry, a subset of the Services sector, is focused on services explicitly offered to businesses and includes accounting, human resources, consulting, facilities management, leasing, security, and numerous other functions.

The market reports available in this Business Services category will help you research specific topics or organizations providing support to other businesses and in many cases will be focused on a specific topic, such as collections services, intellectual property, or corporate finance. Our collection of market research reports provides insights into product and market trends, opportunities, projections, sales, and marketing strategies. Specifics on market share, segmentation, size, and growth by country are also featured.

... Tohmatsu, Ernst &amp; Young, KPMG, and PricewaterhouseCoopers, which all have international operations; other leading companies include US-based Automatic Data Processing (ADP), Paychex, and H&amp;R Block. COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE Demand for accounting services depends on new business ... Read More

... based in the US), as well as TGS-NOPEC and Petroleum Geo-Services (both based in Norway), WesternGeco (the UK), and Logan International (Canada). COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE Demand is driven by oil and gas exploration activity. The profitability ... Read More

... beans. Major companies include Archer-Daniels-Midland, Bunge, Cargill, and farmer-owned cooperative CHS (all headquartered in the US), along with Louis Dreyfus (the Netherlands). COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE Demand is driven by food and fuel consumption. Increasing consumption of ... Read More

... Controls, along with G4S (headquartered in the UK), Secom (Japan), and Securitas (Sweden). COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE Demand is driven partly by home sales, new home construction, and new commercial and office construction. The profitability of monitoring ... Read More

... based in the US), as well as Bond International (UK), Dynamic Tire (Canada), and PPC Asia (Philippines). COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE Radical changes in the replacement-tire market threaten to disrupt what traditionally has been relatively stable industry. ... Read More

... analysis of the regional drivers of IT education growth and delivery modalities and illustrates several technology areas that will influence training growth for the forecast period. The study also includes a breakout of the U.S. ... Read More

... trend analysis. Synopsis Understand the political system in Vietnam through analysis of key figures in the country and governance indicators. Understand the economic situation in Vietnam through a balanced assessment of core macroeconomic issues. Understand ... Read More

... their use for informational, research, educational, or recreational purposes. Major libraries and archives include the Library of Congress, the National Archives, and the New York Public Library, all based in the US, as well as ... Read More

... managed firm. Major companies include Berkshire Hathaway and Icahn Enterprises (both based in the US), Canada&#39;s Onex, and Sweden&#39;s Investor AB. COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE Demand is driven by business activity and potential returns on investment. The ... Read More

... face of financial crisis, political instability, increasing protectionism and shifts in consumer demand and the traditionally predictable growth models of the 20th Century will likely never be experienced again. Also included is an Excel workbook ... Read More

... the face of financial crisis, political instability, increasing protectionism and shifts in consumer demand and the traditionally predictable growth models of the 20th Century will likely never be experienced again. Also included is an Excel ... Read More

... the face of financial crisis, political instability, increasing protectionism and shifts in consumer demand and the traditionally predictable growth models of the 20th Century will likely never be experienced again. Also included is an Excel ... Read More

... the face of financial crisis, political instability, increasing protectionism and shifts in consumer demand and the traditionally predictable growth models of the 20th Century will likely never be experienced again. Also included is an Excel ... Read More

... face of financial crisis, political instability, increasing protectionism and shifts in consumer demand and the traditionally predictable growth models of the 20th Century will likely never be experienced again. Also included is an Excel workbook ... Read More

... the face of financial crisis, political instability, increasing protectionism and shifts in consumer demand and the traditionally predictable growth models of the 20th Century will likely never be experienced again. Also included is an Excel ... Read More

... in the face of financial crisis, political instability, increasing protectionism and shifts in consumer demand and the traditionally predictable growth models of the 20th Century will likely never be experienced again. Also included is an ... Read More

... in the face of financial crisis, political instability, increasing protectionism and shifts in consumer demand and the traditionally predictable growth models of the 20th Century will likely never be experienced again. Also included is an ... Read More

... the face of financial crisis, political instability, increasing protectionism and shifts in consumer demand and the traditionally predictable growth models of the 20th Century will likely never be experienced again. Also included is an Excel ... Read More

... the face of financial crisis, political instability, increasing protectionism and shifts in consumer demand and the traditionally predictable growth models of the 20th Century will likely never be experienced again. Also included is an Excel ... Read More

... face of financial crisis, political instability, increasing protectionism and shifts in consumer demand and the traditionally predictable growth models of the 20th Century will likely never be experienced again. Also included is an Excel workbook ... Read More

... store electronic documents. Major companies include Iron Mountain, Merrill, and Novitex (all based in the US); EDM Group and Williams Lea Tag (both based in the UK); and Wanbishi Archives (Japan). COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE Demand is ... Read More

... face of financial crisis, political instability, increasing protectionism and shifts in consumer demand and the traditionally predictable growth models of the 20th Century will likely never be experienced again. Also included is an Excel workbook ... Read More

... face of financial crisis, political instability, increasing protectionism and shifts in consumer demand and the traditionally predictable growth models of the 20th Century will likely never be experienced again. Also included is an Excel workbook ... Read More

... in the face of financial crisis, political instability, increasing protectionism and shifts in consumer demand and the traditionally predictable growth models of the 20th Century will likely never be experienced again. Also included is an ... Read More